| Hawle Wadag | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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| Coordinates: 2°02′00″N 45°21′00″E / 2.0333°N 45.3500°E / 2.0333; 45.3500 | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Banaadir |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Hawle Wadag District (Somali: Degmada Howlwadaag) is a district in the central Banaadir region of Somalia. A neighborhood in north-central Mogadishu, the Bakaara Market is located here.
This district is inhabited by the Murursade clan. In 2009 this region was an operation base by Al-Shabaab who harassed or attacked Amisom from here whose defensive line was at the Sayyid Hassan statue site. This statue featured the Sayyid positioned on the Hiin Faniin, a Suleiman horse.
References
- Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, Stig Jarle Hansen
- "Statue of Sayyid M. Abdullah Hassan – Somali Architecture ". Somaliarchitecture.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- Heart of a Stranger - Page 37, Nora Foster Stovel - 2003
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